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April 15, 2020
A New Hilma af Klint Documentary Explores the Abstract Artist’s Historical Legacy
March 13, 2020
Artists Respond to the Coronavirus Outbreak by Flooding Social Media with a Japanese Yokai Said to Ward Off Epidemics
February 5, 2020
Ectlectrc Pencil: Lost Collection of Pencil Drawings Reveals Trials of Patient at Missouri State Hospital No. 3
January 31, 2020
150,000 Botanical and Animal Illustrations Available for Free Download from Biodiversity Heritage Library
January 2, 2020
A Quirky Collection of Cat Whiskers Diligently Cataloged in a Handbound Book from the 1940s
November 24, 2019
A Multicolored Library of the World’s Ochre Pigments Archived by Heidi Gustafson
November 8, 2019
Salvador Dalí’s Surreal Tarot Card Designs from the 1970’s to be Released as a Complete Deck
October 18, 2019
Discarded Ceramic Shards Are Celebrated in Multi-Part Assemblages by Conservator and Artist Bouke de Vries
May 7, 2019
Sacred Spaces: The Grand Interiors of Modern Churches Across Europe and Japan by Thibaud Poirier
January 29, 2019
Evolution of the Alphabet: Nearly 3,800 Years of Letters Explored Through a Color-Coded Flowchart
January 14, 2019
Contemporary Cartographic Explorations Fuse with Historic Maps in Digital Works by Scott Reinhard
December 28, 2018
Watch a Conservator Delicately Remove Murky Varnish and a Warped Wooden Panel From an Aging Painting
November 15, 2018
Hundreds of Japanese Firework Illustrations Now Available for Free Download
October 10, 2018
A Neoclassical Girl Towers Over Memphis in a Seven-Story Wheatpaste by Julien de Casabianca
September 26, 2018
An Early 20th Century Guide to Wave Designs for Japanese Craftsmen is Now Available Online
September 19, 2018
A Peculiar Character From a Hieronymus Bosch Painting Comes to Life on the New York City Subway
April 3, 2018
A Seamstress’s Autobiographical Text Embroidered Onto Her 19th-Century Straitjacket
March 23, 2018
Ancient Ruins Reconstructed with Architectural GIFs
December 5, 2017
80-Year-Old Wooden Escalators are Repurposed as a Sculptural Ribbon by Artist Chris Fox
November 27, 2017
The Art and Science of Ernst Haeckel: A Compendium of Colorfully Rendered 19th-Century Biological Illustrations
November 10, 2017
An Astonishingly Small Stone Carving That Has the Power to Change Art History
November 7, 2017
Watch as a 17th Century Portrait Emerges From 200 Years of Discolored Varnish
August 15, 2017
Biodiversity Reclamation Suits: Extinct Bird Costumes for Urban Pigeons Crocheted by Laurel Roth Hope
July 28, 2017
The Ornate Bird Palaces of Ottoman-Era Turkey
June 14, 2017
Download More than 2,500 Images of Vibrant Japanese Woodblock Prints and Drawings From the Library of Congress
June 12, 2017
The Roman Empire’s 250,000 Miles of Roadways Imagined as a Subway Transit Map
June 9, 2017
Gaudí’s First Built House Opens to the Public for the First Time in its 130-Year-Old History
June 8, 2017
A Look Inside Europe’s Most Enchanting Libraries by Photographer Thibaud Poirier
May 15, 2017
When TV Logos Were Physical Objects
April 3, 2017
Wardrobe Snacks: Thoughtfully Composed Outfits that Perfectly Match Different Foods
February 22, 2017
The Rise of the Image: Every NY Times Front Page Since 1852 in Under a Minute
January 20, 2017
Full Trailer for ‘Loving Vincent,’ a Feature-Length Film Animated by 62,450 Oil Paintings
January 3, 2017
16th Century Miniature Boxwood Carvings That Fit in the Palm of Your Hand
December 8, 2016
The First Dinosaur Tail Found Preserved in Amber is Covered in Feathers
October 3, 2016
Salvador Dali’s Rare Surrealist Cookbook Republished for the First Time in over 40 Years
September 15, 2016
150th Anniversary Edition of “Alice in Wonderland” Features Rare 1969 Salvador Dalí Illustrations
September 7, 2016
A Fascinating Film About the Last Day of Hot Metal Typesetting at the New York Times
August 2, 2016
Unusual Composite Images of Birds in Flight Inspired by an 150-Year-Old Technique
July 18, 2016
A Century-Old Buenos Aires Theater Converted Into a 21,000-Square-Foot Bookstore
May 31, 2016
Violent Rabbit Illustrations Found in the Margins of Medieval Manuscripts
May 5, 2016
An Octopus Painted With 95-Million-Year-Old Ink
April 28, 2016
Ancient Skeleton Mosaic Uncovered in Turkey Reads “Be Cheerful and Live Your Life”
April 12, 2016
Miniature Treehouse Sculptures Built Around Houseplants by Jedediah Voltz
April 5, 2016
A 150-Year-Old Porcelain Warehouse in Japan Opens for Daily ‘Treasure Hunts’ for Just $45
March 24, 2016
Glass: An Oscar-Winning Documentary Short on Dutch Glassblowing from 1958
February 25, 2016
The Tessellated and Elaborately Detailed Ceilings of Iranian Mosques
February 16, 2016
Why Dozens of U.S. President Statues Sit Deteriorating in a Rural Virginia Field
February 9, 2016
The Art Institute of Chicago Recreates Van Gogh’s Famous Bedroom to be Rented on Airbnb
February 9, 2016
Extraordinary Interactive Hi-Res Exhibit of Bosch’s ‘Garden of Earthly Delights’
January 8, 2016
Harvard’s Colorful Library Filled With 2,500 Pigments Collected from Around the World
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